An initiative of the
COUNCIL MEMBERS
The Global Council for Responsible Transition Minerals is a high-level, independent and multistakeholder group comprising10 members from diverse sectors, both from the Global North and South. The Council aims to reconcile diverging interests to tackle the complex, interconnected challenges surrounding minerals for the energy transition.
SPECIAL ADVISORS
The Global Council is guided and assisted by a brain trust composed of Special Advisors - independent experts representing a diversity of organizations and sectors - providing evidence-based recommendations and acting in the interest of the Global Council.
Aditya Ramji
Director, Council for Critical Minerals Development in the Global South
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Andrew Wilson
Deputy Secretary General - Policy, International Chamber of Commerce
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Bennett Freeman
Chair of the Advisory Board, Global Witness​
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Chris Beatty
Head of Government Relations and Public Affairs, TechMet
Diana Gherasim
Head of Energy and Climate Policies, Institut Français des Relations Internationales​
Erik Post
Senior Advisor to The European Partnership for Responsible Minerals (EPRM)
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Jan Klawitter
Head of Government & International Relations, EU & APAC, Anglo American
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Joyce Raboca
Legal and Regulatory Analyst, International Energy Agency (IEA)​​
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Louis Maréchal
Senior Advisor - Minerals & Extractives, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)​​​​​​
Mirna Adjami
Consultant​
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Pierre Petit-de-Pasquale
Standards Director, The Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA)​​​​​​
Saliem Fakir
Executive Director, African Climate Foundation
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Veronica Bolton Smith
Chief Executive Officer, Critical Minerals Africa Group
Alexandra Hegarty
Critical Minerals and Methane Analyst, International Energy Agency (IEA)
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Anthony Abdul Karim Kamara
Member of Parliament, Parliament of Sierra Leone, Pan-African Parliament
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Bryan Bille
Policy and Geopolitical Principal, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence
Daniel Stauffacher
Earth Council
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Emily Iona Stewart
Head of Policy and EU Relations, Transition Minerals, Global Witness
Gordon Poole
Senior Director, Camarco an APCO Worldwide Company​
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Jana Plananska
Director EU and Government Affairs, Norge Mining Ltd​​
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Lihui Sun
Vice President of Huayou Cobalt
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Ludivine Wouters
Managing Partner, Latitude Five
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Nicolas Leconte
Political Advisor on JETP and Energy Transition, European Delegation in Hanoi​​​​
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Raphaël Danglade
Lead Portfolio Manager, Climate & Development, Africa-Europe Foundation​​​​​​​​​​​
Sulthan Khalifa Haroon Al Rashid
Researcher
Vincenzo Conforti
Head of Government Relations Europe, Glencore
Aman Chitkara
Independent Expert on Critical Minerals, Battery Recycling, and Energy Transition
Assheton Carter
CEO and Founder, TDi Sustainability; Strategic Advisor, Fair Cobalt Alliance​
Chiugo Aghaji
Extractives and Sustainability Consultant, CEA CONSULTANCY SERVICES​
Denis Gyeyir
Africa Senior Program Officer, Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI)
Erica Westenberg
Governance Programs Director, Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI)
Isabelle Ramdoo
Deputy Diector, Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF)​​
Joël Flores-Carpio
CEO, STRATEGIS Global Advisors​​
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Liwei Chen
Technical Advisor, Wildlife Conservation Society​​
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Mike Blakeney
Head of Government and Public Affairs, Cobalt Institute​
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Peter Handley
Senior Associate, Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership ; Strategic Advisor on climate, energy and raw materials, HCSS​​
Roland Chavasse
Secretary General and Co-Founder, International Lithium Association​
Tom Moerenhout
Critical Materials Lead, Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia University